A few weeks ago, I posted a video tutorial how to make goo-yuck. It’s great fun for the kids (and Mom and Dad). But if you don’t want to go all-out and make gak, then there is always that close cousin: Play Doh. It’s an all-time favorite for pre-schoolers and kindergarteners. I can tell you …
DIY PlaceMats as Blrrr Day Craft
Making placemats out of contact paper is very easy because you don’t need a laminator. I’m all about easy and not needing the glue guns and the laminators and all that. So here’s what you do. For the younger children, have them cut shapes out of construction paper and glue them onto a whole piece …
Top 10 Go-To Craft projects For Little Kids (and Bigger Ones, Too)
In my experience, crafting with young children really isn’t about creating something in particular. My daughters loved doing stuff, pretty much anything that fell in the general craft category, especially when they were preschoolers. The fact is that most young children don’t have the foresight to see what a project is going to be.For young …
Best (and easy) Craft Ideas for Toddlers
If you’ve got a toddler, then you’ve got your hands full. That’s an understatement. One of the great things about toddlers who are learning to get about by themselves is that they love learning new things and exploring them with or without Mom or Dad. What better way to help them learn than to introduce …
10 Tips for Stress-free Crafting with Your Kids in 2016
It’s a new year and we wish you all the very best. So many crafts await in 2016 and we hope you and your kids enjoy every minute. We can’t imagine a better way to spend quality time with the kids than doing some good old-fashion crafts. So as we start a new year, we’ve …
Fingerpainting with … pudding?
Kids love to finger paint, but I’m the first to admit that it can be a mess. And then there’s the issue of the kids eating the paint. Even if the paints are nontoxic, it’s not cool having your kids ingest that stuff. So what’s the solution? Let them paint with pudding! Seriously. In fact, you …
How to Make Play Dough
One of our all-time favorites is play dough and there isn’t a kid on the planet who can’t spend endless hours playing with it. And play dough is also a great way to spend time together. Roll it, mold it, and create great works of art. It’s safe and can be used over and over …
Winter Craft Ideas for Kids
It’s winter. It’s cold. It’s craft time! There are a bunch of wonderful possibilities for winter arts and crafts projects, such as making paper snowflakes, drawing a Santa Claus, and a ton of other fun things and activities. In fact, you should ask the kids about interesting crafts and you might be surprised at the …
Top 10 Reasons to Make Crafts with Your Kids
Welcome to the DuckDuckGooseFun blog. We hope this will be a great place to get ideas for crafts to make with your kids. No glue gun needed! That’s kind of our mantra. We’re not about super complicated crafts that need you to purchase a bunch of stuff and learn how to use all manner of …